Handbook of Nutrition and Diet in Palliative Care, Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd edition)

Handbook of Nutrition and Diet in Palliative Care, Second Edition, is a comprehensive guide, providing exhaustive information on nutrition and diet in terminal and palliative care. It covers physical, cultural and ethical aspects, bridging the intellectual divide in being suitable for novices and experts alike. Following in the tradition of its predecessor, chapters contain practical methods, techniques, and guidelines along with a section on applications to other areas of palliative care. Each chapter features key facts highlighting important areas, summary points, and ethical issues. FEATURES * Use of cannabinoids in palliative nutrition care * Pain control in palliative care * Communications in palliative/end-of-life care: aspects of bad news * Anorexia in cancer: appetite, physiology, and beyond * Palliative care in severe and enduring eating disorders * Linking food supplementation and palliative care in HIV * Eating-related distress in terminally ill cancer patients and their family members * Palliative care of gastroparesis * Preoperative nutrition assessment and optimization in the cancer patient * Childhood leukemia, malnutrition, and mortality as components of palliative care * End-of-life decisions in persons with neurodevelopmental disorders * Resources: listing web sites, journals, books and organizations

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2021
First published:	2019
Editors:	Victor R. Preedy
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	446
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-72716-1
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Organizational theory & behaviour Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Nursing > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Dietetics & nutrition Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Nursing
LSN:	0-367-72716-1
Barcode:	9780367727161

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